воевал на фронте

English translation: was fighting at the front / was fighting in the front lines

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Russian term or phrase:воевал на фронте
English translation:was fighting at the front / was fighting in the front lines
Entered by: Alexander Ryshow

07:14 Aug 28, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Science - History / WWII
Russian term or phrase: воевал на фронте
В это время её брат воевал на фронте.
Alexander Onishko
fought at the front
Explanation:
in the lines; up the line
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Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Local time: 16:37
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Summary of answers provided
2 +8fought at the front
Alexander Ryshow
5fighting on the battlefield
olyalakala
4fought against Germans
Andrew Vdovin
3combatted / was a combattant
axpamen


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +8
fought at the front


Explanation:
in the lines; up the line

Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Local time: 16:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Grekov (X): consider "at the frontiers"
1 min
  -> Спасибо за поддержку и уточнение!

agree  Jack Doughty: But I wouldn't agree with "frontiers".
10 mins
  -> thanks, Jack!

agree  gutbuster: was at the front(line). frontiers см. словарь
11 mins
  -> Спасибо за поддержку!

agree  Rachel Douglas: "was fighting at the front", "was fighting in the front lines". Agree with gutbuster that "fighting" could be omitted. Definitely not "frontiers".
17 mins
  -> thanks, Rachel!

agree  AlisaIWW: Definitely add 'line' or 'lines'. Also, Google prefers 'fought on' to 'fought in/at'. Lastly, change the verb tense to something continuous ('was fighting'?)
3 hrs
  -> Спасибо за поддержку и уточнение!

agree  Alarick (X)
5 hrs
  -> Спасибо за поддержку!

agree  JangF
9 hrs
  -> Спасибо за поддержку!

agree  zmejka: was at the front
10 hrs
  -> Спасибо за поддержку!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
combatted / was a combattant


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-08-28 08:54:09 GMT)
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в смысле combatant

axpamen
Local time: 16:37
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
fighting on the battlefield


Explanation:
At the time, her brother away at war, in battle. (This would be the translation of the full phrase).

olyalakala
Local time: 06:37
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fought against Germans


Explanation:
Why not? Or wasn't it Germans he fought against?

It fought against Germans again in May 5th, 1945 in Bohemia, where the brigade freed women from a concentration camp in Holiszowo. ...
www.minelinks.com/.../prolog_doc4.html

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 20:37
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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